New Posts For Thread: Having to change password to access account..https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-accountFor two consecutive days now i've had to change my password before being able to access my Betfair account....previously i'd had the same password for nineteen years.Has anyone else HAD to change password lately?Thanks s.kenbo.Just checked for previous logins and all seem okay so lord knows what's going onhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-account?post_id=563905681#563905681Thanks s.kenbo.Just checked for previous logins and all seem okay so lord knows what's going onFri, 29 Mar 2024 07:49:19 -0500FAO Knight Commander.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-account?post_id=563905591#563905591FAO Knight Commander.Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:21:57 -0500I have had this problem for a few weeks now, sometimes my IP location changes and i wonder if it's that.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-account?post_id=563864133#563864133I have had this problem for a few weeks now, sometimes my IP location changes and i wonder if it's that.Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:03:28 -0500i did my password with chinese letters..looks safe .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-account?post_id=563864091#563864091i did my password with chinese letters..looks safe .Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:52:26 -0500what message do those with the problem get when you log on? Is it something that says "account locked" or similar? If that is the case, then that could be a way that account names are id'd. ie rando user name/rando password: keeps getting "wrong userhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-account?post_id=563864079#563864079what message do those with the problem get when you log on? Is it something that says "account locked" or similar? If that is the case, then that could be a way that account names are id'd. ie rando user name/rando password: keeps getting "wrong userTue, 12 Mar 2024 08:49:43 -0500Sounds a serious problem on here at the moment.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-account?post_id=563864031#563864031Sounds a serious problem on here at the moment.Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:43:29 -0500dave1357, I would think rather than usernames being discovered, they are just guessed, along with the password, just chancers.I have a quite basic username and had a couple of hack attempts over past two years, but have 2fa so not too worried.Would bhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-account?post_id=563863851#563863851dave1357, I would think rather than usernames being discovered, they are just guessed, along with the password, just chancers.I have a quite basic username and had a couple of hack attempts over past two years, but have 2fa so not too worried.Would bTue, 12 Mar 2024 08:14:30 -0500Yes today. Had the same password for years but they now want one with numbers,capital letter and a special character.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-account?post_id=563863723#563863723Yes today. Had the same password for years but they now want one with numbers,capital letter and a special character.Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:42:36 -0500longbridge - nope , oops perhaps I should .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-account?post_id=563863581#563863581longbridge - nope , oops perhaps I should .Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:06:59 -0500i did test it on another browser and it gives the same error page for pass wrong and user wrong. So that still leaves the question about how usernames are being discovered.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834845/having-to-change-password-to-access-account?post_id=563863575#563863575i did test it on another browser and it gives the same error page for pass wrong and user wrong. So that still leaves the question about how usernames are being discovered.Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:05:26 -0500